Narendra Modi to address FICCI meet on Monday

New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will address the annual general body meeting of the ladies' wing of industry lobby Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry or FICCI on April 8 in New Delhi.

Mr Modi will speak on the topic "Unleash the entrepreneur within; exploring new avenues", a FICCI official said today.

The Gujarat chief minister's appointment with the FICCI comes close on the heels of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's address to another industry body, Confederation of Indian Industry or CII.

Mr Gandhi and Mr Modi are both seen as prime ministerial candidates from their respective parties, the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).